When I was growing up in the Midwest, no Thanksgiving menu was complete without two mandatory homemade pies: pumpkin and pecan. I’d lend a hand with holiday dessert duty, and throughout the year, Mom ...

I followed Ina Garten's recipes for pumpkin, apple, and pecan pie to see which I liked best. The pecan pie tasted like a cocktail, and the apple pie was shockingly simple to throw together. I ended up ...

Garten's crust called for shortening and used more citrus. I preferred Stewart's pie for its taste and the simplicity of its preparation process. Apple pie is a fall staple, but if you're anything ...

It even includes an "Ina approved" store-bought shortcut. I grew up eating wet-bottom, Amish shoofly pie, and have spent the rest of my life trying to explain what it is. I joke with friends that it's ...